Dunstan
Sign in to saveDunstan ( – 19 May 988) was an English bishop and Benedictine monk. He was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church. His 11th-century biographer Osbern, himself an artist and scribe, states that Dunstan was skilled in "making a picture and forming letters", as were other clergy of his age who reached senior rank.
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- 0988-05-19
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- 61
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A jazz trio composed of saxophonist Logan Richardson, bassist Antti Lötjönen and drummer Teppo Mäkynen. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dunstan">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Christian leader.image
- Dunstan3.jpg
- Christian leader.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Christian leader.name
- Dunstan
- Christian leader.archbishop_of
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Christian leader.caption
- Possible self-portrait; detail from the Glastonbury Classbook
- Christian leader.enthroned
- 959
- Christian leader.ended
- 988
- Christian leader.predecessor
- Byrhthelm
- Christian leader.successor
- Æthelgar
- Christian leader.birth_place
- Baltonsborough, Wessex
- Christian leader.death_date
- 19 May 988 (aged about 79)
- Christian leader.death_place
- Canterbury, England
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 909
- Died
- 19 May 988
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Glastonbury
- Place of death
- Canterbury
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- diocesan bishop
- Languages spoken
- medieval Latin
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Image
- Saint Dunstan.jpg
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Early life (909–943)
- Birth and relatives
- School to the king's court
- Monk and abbot (943–957)
- Life as a monk
- Abbot of Glastonbury
- Changes in fortune
- Bishop and archbishop (957–978)
- Bishop
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Final years (978–88)
- Legacy
- Patronage and feast day
- In literature and folklore
- An East London saint
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- External links
Dunstan ( – 19 May 988) was an English bishop and Benedictine monk. He was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church. His 11th-century biographer Osbern, himself an artist and scribe, states that Dunstan was skilled in "making a picture and forming letters", as were other clergy of his age who reached senior rank.
Dunstan served as an important minister of state to several English kings. He was the most popular saint in England for nearly two centuries, having gained fame for the many stories of his greatness, not least among which were those concerning his famed cunning in defeating the Devil.